Friends of the Earth Northern Ireland

17/08/2026

Antrim shore, flowing with poison for the 4th year running. Politicians will claim to be on the side of the Lough, while continuing to support the Going for Growth policy that supercharged this crisis, endless extraction and profiteering while the Lough is on its knees, and giving rates relief and subsidies to giant polluters, instead of supported our waterways service.

The greed that turned our waterways green must be tackled and rooted out at its core.

Photos by Emmett McGreevy

11/08/2026

🚨 This is the toxic blue green algae currently covering Lough Neagh. It has killed many animals, pets and caused illness in people. It is only a matter of time before someone gets seriously hurt.

It is caused by greed, with our government prioritising intensive agriculture for export, cuts to our water service leaving our sewage system lacking, with endless extraction and exploitation such as sand dredging making things worse.

We need an overhaul of the priorities of our system, to put the environment and water we drink above short term profit. Sign the petition against the factory farms due to be greenlit at Lough Neagh https://bit.ly/nomagherafelt

Join our Facebook forum Save Our Shores Lough Neagh and please share and follow our socials for upcoming protests and actions

Photos from Martin K Hardy at Antrim, Save Our Shores Facebook

30/07/2026

Lough Neagh, the largest lake in the UK and Ireland provides 40% of the drinking water for Northern Ireland. Blue-Green Algae found in our waterways including Lough Neagh has devastated nature and biodiversity.

Run-off from agriculture, wastewater treatment works, domestic systems and industry are all identified as the culprits, as well as climate change and Zebra Mussels

What have we got to do to make government act? Please take action ✍https://bit.ly/PigsPoultryNI


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8N0i1L8qfCY

Short poem about the blue-green algae in Lough Neagh.

06/07/2026

Great news!! Friday 3 July 2026 marks a significant day for children’s rights and environmental justice.

The High Court ruled that the Department for Infrastructure acted unlawfully in failing to carry out required diesel emissions testing over the last 20 years!

This is an important victory for accountability and for the rights and wellbeing of children and young people.

We are grateful for our partnership of Public Interest Litigation Support (PILS) and Friends of the Earth Northern Ireland.

This has been a long road but the judgement finally came 💙🩷🧡💚❤️

Find out more - https://pilsni.org/news/clean-air-ni-judgment/

03/07/2026

Mr Justice Colton highlighted a lack of political will to deal with the 'crucial issue'

01/07/2026

Please support this crowdfunder if you can. Thank you

For more information Save Benbradagh - Public Page

https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/save-the-heart-of-the-sperrins?fbclid=IwZnRzaASrJaNleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEe4bu628qoizrVBM9W1oNpCZzihH4Gnwyn4JRJh7pfxC8TTOFbgdB-Vv3TqvA_aem_G90GWI9pD7N75x8P5iTMBQ

Our voluntary group Save Benbradagh has taken a Judicial Review to protect the most valuable natural & cultural assets in the North Sperrins

28/06/2026

Could legal 'personhood' help save Lough Neagh?

Rights of Nature could give Lough Neagh the same status as a person, entitled to the same protections.

24/06/2026

Some £49.3m has been earmarked for the new 2027-2031 cooperative Lough Neagh Catchment Area Water Quality programme

23/06/2026

Nature's Keeper Darragh shares with us a snapshot of growing up on the shores of our loughs in Northern Ireland.

Lough Neagh "this is the largest fresh body of water on these islands and it's been stolen from us, it's been stolen from my kids..."

Darragh shares his story about growing up on the shores of Lough Ne...

13/06/2026

We would like to invite you (and your MPs, MLAs, Cllrs) to a community screening of The People's Emergency Briefing at 6pm on Monday 22 June, Long Gallery, Parliament Buildings, Stormont. (please note different venue than previously advertised).

This film is part of a wider programme of screenings taking place. It is designed to help communities understand the climate and nature crisis and discuss what it means locally, but also it needs your MP's, MLA’s and local Cllr's also to attend this event, please ask them to come.

With we will also be showing a Nature's Keepers film about Darragh who grew up on the shores of Lough Neagh. There will be a panel discussion afterwards with Prof Mark Emmerson, QUB and a representative from the campaign.

Booking is essential - scroll to the bottom of the page till you reach the image of Chris Packham looking at the Earth.

https://docsireland.ie/programme/whats-on/?utm_source=ig&utm_medium=social&utm_content=link_in_bio&fbclid=PAZnRzaASaDStleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA8xMjQwMjQ1NzQyODc0MTQAAaeGMMVz44nEbETWGyeTODB5t5LyF6b6uPuxAW4SEMAvOTSQacAcL1UAW_mODg_aem_lLMmn078y2iOJfTh1ggUAg

Docs Ireland Programme 2026…